AP Webb Fundraising Evening at Aston Marina

Pickering & Butters were pleased to support the AP Webb Fundraising Evening at Aston Marina, for Katharine House Hospice and The Ovarian Cancer Trust. Pickering & Butters are proud to have been a Business Buddy of Katharine House for many years. A great evening with the motivational speaker, Adam Jones, on his adventures, “Sand, Sea and Summit”.

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